Rising energy charges could devastate the UK’s poorest families, analysis suggests, as many adults could be forced to spend more than half of their income after housing costs on electric and gas bills.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) say that low-income families may have to spend, on average, 18% of their income on energy bills, which rises to 54% for single adult households, and around a quarter for single parents and couples without children.
In comparison, middle-income households are expected to spend on average 6% of their incomes on energy bills, the analysis shows.
